The Delhi police have busted a cyber fraud syndicate that allegedly duped job seekers with fake overseas employment offers and arrested three key members of the network, including an assistant bank manager, the police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Ketan Deepak Kumar (24) of Gujarat, Sanjib Mondal (34) of West Bengal and Ravi Kumar Mishra (29) of Gurugram.
According to a senior officer, the three were allegedly involved in offering non-existent foreign jobs and funnelling victims’ money through mule bank accounts.
The matter came to the light after a case was registered based on a complaint from a man who had lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic and was seeking work abroad.
Fake visa, documents
The complainant alleged that he received a message from a group named “FLYABROAD 6” offering lucrative placements in New Zealand. The fraudsters allegedly shared fake visa copies and fabricated registration documents to gain his trust, promising a visa eligible for a chef or cook in exchange of ₹2.80 lakh, the officer said. The complainant first transferred ₹1.80 lakh following which the accused stopped responding, the officer said.
Verification later revealed that the visa, offer letter and the travel ticket shared with him were forged. Following this, a case under relevant sections of the BNS was registered in southwest Delhi on October 7.
“We analysed communication, bank transactions and device locations linked to the syndicate. We also found that the amount swindled was routed through a mule account before being layered through another account to obscure the trail,” said the officer.
After surveillance across several States, Kumar was arrested from Rishikesh on November 9. Based on information provided by Kumar, Mondal was nabbed from Kolkata on November 13. The third accused, Mishra, an assistant manager at a bank, was arrested from Gurugram on November 17 for allegedly opening bank accounts of unsuspecting individuals and handing over control to the syndicate for a commission.
Mule accounts
The police said Kumar, a B.Tech dropout working as a travel agent, allegedly arranged mule accounts and coordinated the financial layering. Mondal, an MBA graduate also working as a travel agent, impersonated as a consultant and communicated with the victims. Mishra allegedly used his banking position to facilitate the opening of accounts with details provided by the gang. The syndicate is believed to have duped several people using similar tactics, and further investigation is under way, the police added.
Published – December 01, 2025 11:49 pm IST
